Husking machine



R. A.' REGISTER. HusK'lNG MACHINE.

APPLlCATlON FILED JULY3, i920.

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'HUSKING-MACHINE.

APPLxcATl'oN FILED JULY 3, 1920.

1,412,489. Patented Apr. 11, 1922.

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HUSKING MACHINE.

l APPLICATION FILED JULY3, i920. 1,412,489. Patented Apr. 11, 1922.

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HUSKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 3. 1920.

Patented Apr. 1,1, 1922.

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Wilma UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEa ROBERT A. REGISTER, OF EARLEVILLE, MARYLAND.

HUSKHVG MACHINE.

' Application med July 3,

T0 all wwm t may concern.'

Be it known that I, Renner A. Ruersiniz, a citizen of'the United States, residing at- Earleville, in the county oi' Cecil and State of Maryland, have invented a new and useful Husking Machine, of which the following 'is a specification.

The device forming the subject matter ot' this application is for husking corn, and the invention aims to provide a husking machine which may be moved about readily from place to place, it being possible to husk the corn in the ield, with a minimum number of men.

The stalks are advanced into the machine and the ears together with the husks are snapped from the stalks. Thence, the ma-l terial proceeds along diverging lines` the corn being husked, and the ears travelling out of the machineY whereas the stalks are advanced away trom the point of separation between the stalks and the ears, the stalks being transported out of the machine, and any grains of corn which may havel fallen from the ears, being delivered back upon the mechanism which carries away the ears after they have been husked.

To construct a machine having the above and other desirable characteristics, is, generally stated, the object oi the present invention.

i With the above and other objects in View, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement ot parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that, within the lscope of what is claimed, changes in the precise embodimentoit the invention shown can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 shows in longitudinal section, a h-usking machine constructed in accordance with the invention, parts being left in elevation; Figure2 is at-op plan wherein parts are removed in order that the internal mechanism may be shown, parts being broken away; Figure 3 is an end elevation wherein parts have been removed in order that sundry portions of the mechanism may appear the more clearly; Figure 4 is a plan showingthe husking rolls; Figure 5 is a Jfragmental sectional detail illustrating the packerian'd deli-very shafts and cooperating Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 11, 19,22.

1920. serial No. 393,896.

parts; Figures 6 and 7 are side eleva-.; diagrammatic in nature, and illust-n sundry of the driving trains.

In carrying out the invention there vided a main frame 1 constituting` ra vehicle, the main trame l. carrying l wheels 100. The device, obviously r iv be made a part of a tractor, iiI desired.' jin luixiliary frame 2 projects forwardly 'troni the main frame 1 and is sustained by braces il. A shaft 4 is journaled at' the outer ends of the braces 3, a shaft 5 being jonrnaled on the frame 1, adjacent to the cmber 2. About the shafts 5 and 4 is trainer a beit conveyor 6.

The stalks, with the cars thereon, are

the upper snapping roll 10 being carried by a shaft 12 yieidably and adjustabl'v supported on the frame l, indicated at A. Y

As the stalks pass between the snapping rolls 9 and 10, the ears of corn are detached from the stalks. The stalks move in one direction, and the ears move in another direction. The path traversed by the stalks will be traced out first. and then the path traversed by the ears will be set. forth. i From the snapping rolls 9 and stalks pass upon a belt conveyor`15 c r by shafts 16 and 1T journalcd in the i. frame l. By the conveyor 17 the stalks are advanced within the ield ot' a rotary feed member 18 which may include blades and a shaft 20, the shaft being journal frame 1. lVhen the butts oi2 the stalks counter the feed member 1S.V the butts carried downwardly, and the stalks a` turned end for end. Y are deposited on a transv se downwardly inclined delecter 21 extended inwardly Yfrom the frame 1, as shown in Figure 3, some ot the stalks falling on a downwardly inclined deck 22, disposed at an acute angle to the dellector 21 and extended beneath the deiector. The stalks on the deck under ordinary circumstances will roll downwardly along the deck, but in order to avoid a clogging Qf the machine at the point indicated,

A part et the stalks 'ating the conveyor 39.

shown best in Figure 537 whereas the lower' portions oi" the toed chains are engagijed about a shaft 25, located relatively near to the bottom ot the machineV and at one side thereof, the shaft being' journaled in partitions and 45 which extend transversely of the framework l.

T he deck 22 is supplied with openings 26, seen in Figure l. lf any `grains of corn are detached troni the ears and carried 'forwardly with the stalks. these grains pass through the openings 2o' into a troughsliaped receiver 2T (compare Figures i and 3) located beneath the deck and extended transversely thereof. A. shaitt 28 is journaled in one end ofthe receiver 2? and in the partition 35. and carries a feed screw 29 operating in the receiver. The loose grains of corn, having been delivered into the receiver if?, are advanced by the feed screw 29 onto a horizontal conveyor 30 eX- tended transversely of the machine. The conveyor 30 is carried by shafts 3l and 82 journaled on the `frame of the machine. From the horizontal conveyor' 30, the grains 'of corn are deposited on an inclined con- The stalks which move downwardly along;`

the deck 22. are bundled and bound by a binder mechanism of any desired sort. Since this bundling and bindingT mechanism vmay be oi any kind adapted vfor the purposes intended.v no specific form has been shown. Let it suffice to Say, however, that the mechanism alluded to coinnrises a` packer shaft 37 and a delivery shaft 38, journaled in the partitions and 45. and shown in Figure i oit the drawings. the shalt-s 3S and Il? being; part oit Ybundlingy and binding' means. rEhe corn stalks, having been bundled and bound7 pass on 'an upwardly inclined conveyor 59 traversing a `tra-ine 40 mounted to sw' g on a shaft 4l journaled on the trame l, the Shaft 4l constitutingA means for actu,-

The conveyor 39 carries the bundled stalks upwardly and laterally away from the machine, and may be employed tor depositing themy upon a wagon. The belt conveyor 39 traverses an idler 42 on the upper or outer end of the frame 40. The angle between the frame 40 vand a i horizontal plane is adjusted through the in- .struincntality ot a flexible element 43 ennaged at one end with the outer end oit the iframe 40 and engaged at its other end around a windlass 44 or the like7 mounted on the top of the frame 1.V

rlhe foregoing explanation traces out the path traversed by the stalks, as the saine pass through the machine. -t will now be pointed out in what manner the ears of corn are handled after they have been detached :trom the stalks by way of the snapping); rolls 9 and 10.

From the snapping rolls 9 and 10, the ears ot corr. move downwardly on a deflector 46 extended transversely ot the main traine l and connected thereto. The deflector 46 deposits the ears on husking rolls 47 extended longitudinally ot the machine and inclined downwardly. The husking rolls 4? are Vshown in Figure 4 ot the drawings, and it is to be understood that the husking rolls may be constructed as desired. .fit their' upper ends, the huskingr rolls 47 are jour naled on supports 48 extended inwardly from theiorward end of the main `frame l, the lower. inner rrear ends of the huskrolls being journaled in a Vbearing bar 49, extended transversely of the trained of the machine and connected to the side portions oi"- thetrame of the machine, as shown .at 50 inlligure 1;, The husks areremoved from theears by the actionof the rolls 47, yhe husks dropping downwardly, and the ears moving longitudinally et the rolls, on the horizontal belt conveyor 30, the conveyor 30 passing` the ears along to the upwardly inclined conveyor 33. -The conveyor 33 carries the ears upwardly and out of the machine.y along with any loosepgrains of Acorn v which mayY have been detached. y Y The general construction of the machine has been outlined7 and it remains to set forth the various driving trains whereby the parts above enumerated are actuated.

il. power shaft 5l is mounted to rotate on the traine i, and isactuated by any suitable nieans` such as a belt 534 and a pulley .33, the shaft 51 cair 'ings liv wheel There is a gear wheel L on the shaittrl, the said gear wheel meshinginto a pinion 5G on one end oin the conveyor sliaitt i6. The conveyor shaft l? (Fig-gs. l., 2 and 7l is connected to the sha-tt 2O ol the feed member i8 by interf ineshinc gear wheels 57.

lnviewol theforegoing, one et the driv; ing; trains includes a shaft 5l. the gearwheel 55,' the pinion 56, the shait 1G, the conveyor l5. the shaft 17, the gear wheels 57 andthe rotatable 'feed ineniber 1R, which is mounted on the shaft 20. i Y g The shaft 5l. carries apinion 58 meshing into a rear wheel 59 on the shaft n11. The shattll vcarries smallerV gear wheel 60 meshing into an idlegear `6l journaled on the frame l, the idle gear meshinginte an iis v idlel gear 62, which, in turn, meshes into a gear wheel'68 on the shaft 12 which carries the upper snapping roll` 10.

The parts last above described constitute a gear train including a shaft 51, the pinion 58, the gear wheel 59, the shaft 11, the snapping roll 9, the gear wheel 60, the idle gear 61,V the idle gear 62, the gear wheel 68, the shaft 12 and the upper snapping roll 10, itl being observed that'the snapping rolls 9 and 10 are rotated in opposite directions.

On the shaft 16'there is a sprocket wheel 6st connected by a sprocket chain 65 with a sprocket 66 on the shaft 5 of the cone veyor 6.

The parts alluded to'last above constitute a driving train for the conveyor 6, comprisingv the shaft 16, the sprocket wheel 64, the sprocket chain 65,` the sprocket. wheel 66, and the shaft 5, the conveyor 6 thus being operated Vso as to advance the stalks toward the feed roll 8 and the snappingrolls 9 and 10 as hereinbefore set forth. Y

rlhe shaft 12 carries a sprocket wheel 67 about which is trained a sprocket chain 68 coacting with a sprocket wheel 69 on the shaft 7. r1`he drivingr train for the feed roll 8 includes, obviously, the shaft 12, the sprocket wheel 67, the sprocket chain 68, the sprocket wheel 69 and the shaft 7 which carries the feed roll 8.

The shaft 11 is supplied with a sprocket wheel 70 cooperating with a sprocket chain 71 engaged with a sprocket wheel 72 on a shaft 7 3 (Fig. 4),. The shaft 7 3 is journaled in the framework 1 of the machine and is provided with beveled gears 74k cooperating withY beveled gears 75 on the upper ends of the husking rolls 47.

Thev driving mechanism for the rolls 4:7 includes the shaft 11, the wheel 70, the sprocket chain 7l, the sprocket wheel 72, the shaft 7 3, the beveled gears 74 and the beveled gears 75 on the upper ends of the husking rolls 47.

The shaft 11 carries a sprocket wheel 76 engaged by a sprocket chain 77 cooperating with a sprocket wheel 78 on a shaft 79 (Figure journaled in the framework of the. machine, the shaft 79 being connected by beveled pinions 80 with the packe-r shaft 87, the packer shaft 37 being operatively connected with the deliver)7 shaft 88 through the instrumentality of a gear 81 on a shaft 87, a gear 88 on the shaft 88, and an idle gear ournaled on the partition "5 and meshhuskin g sprocket 0J ing with the gears 81 and 88, the idle gear heing designated by the numeral 82.

The driving train for the bundling and binding mechanism comprises the shaft 11. the sprocket wheel 76. the sprocket chain 77, the sprocket wheel 78, the shaft 79, the beveled pinions 80, the shaft 87, the gear wheels 81, 82 and 88, and the shaft 38.

The shaft 79 is connected with the shaft 82 by beveled pinions 84. A sprocket chain 85 (Fig. 8) connects the shaft with the shaft 86.

The parts last above described, taken in order, include the shaft 79, thebeveled pinions 8, the shaft 82, which drives the horizontal conveyor 89, the sprocket chain 85 and the shait 86 which drives the upwardly inoline-d conveyor 83.

Passing to Figure 1 of the drawing, it will be observed that a sprocket chain 86 connects the shaft 41 with the shaft 81 so that there is established a driving train including the shaft 32, the horizontal conveyor 3 f, the shaft 81, the sprocket chain 86, the shaft 4:1 and the upwardly inclined conveyor 89.

On the shaft il is located a sprocket wheel 87 engaged by sprocket chain 88 operating-with the sprocket wheel 89 on the shaft 28. The shaft has a sprocket wheel cooperating with the sprocket chain 88.

ln view of the foregoing, the feed screw 29 in the receiver 27 is driven by the shaft 28,the sprocket wheel 89. the sprocket chain 88, the sprocket wheel 87 and the shaft 11. The chain 88 carries the shaftv 25 by way of the sprocket wheel 90. and when the shaft 25 is rotated, the feed chains 23 are advanced along the deck 22.

By way of rsum, it may be stated that the stalks and the ears of cornare advanced by the conveyor 6 and-the member 7 to the snapping rolls 9 and 10. Here, the ears of corn are det-ached and pass downwardly on the husking rolls 47 where the husks are removed, the ears of corn being carried away laterally out of the machine by the conveyors 80 and 83. The stalks are advanced by the conveyor 15 and are passed downwardly by the rotary member 18 onto the def-lector 21 and the deck 22. The chains 28 advance the stalks to the bundling and tying mechanism represented by the shafts 88 and 37, the stalks ultimately passing upon the conveyor which carries the stalks out of the machine. Loose grain passes through the openings 26 in the deck 22 into the receiver 27, the feed screw 29 carrying the loose grains upon the horizontal conveyor 80 from which the loose grains. along with the husked ears. travel upon the conveyor Having thus described the is claimed is 1. In a device of the class described. a frame; a deck inclined transversely of the frame; snapping rolls on the frame; a conveyor operating between Jthe snapping rolls and the deck; and a rotary feeding member carried by the frame at one end of the conveyor and above the deck.

2. In a device of the class described. a frame; a deck inclined transversely of the frame a deflector inclined transversely of the frame and discharging on the deck; a feeding invention, what means traversing the deck; a snapping means; mechanism for conveying the stalks from the snapping means to a point above the deflector and the deck; and mechanism 'for turning the Vstalks downwardly from said mechanism; upon the deck and the deflector.

In a device of the class described, a rra-me; a deck inclined transversely of the frame; snapping means on the frame; huskingy means cooperating with the snapping means; mechanism :for conveying the stalks from the snapping means to the deck; a conveyor receiving the ears from the husking means; and mechanism lor carrying loose grains from the deck to the conveyor.

4L. VIn a machine of the class described, a frame; a husking means on the frame; snap` ping means carried by the frame and discharging the unhusked ears upon the husking means; a conveyor mounted on the frame and receiving the husked ears from the husking means; a deck carried by the frame and inclined to facilitate the passage of stalks therealong, the deck being perforated to'permit loose grains among the stalks to pass through the deck; mechanism on the frame for transporting the stalks from the snapping means to the deck; and means for transporting the grains to the said conveyor; after the grains have passed through the deck, whereby the grains will leave the machine With the husked ears.

5. In a machine of the class described, a frame; a husking means on the frame; snapping means carried by the frame `and discharging the unhusked ears upon the husking means; a conveyor` mounted on the frame and receiving the husked ears from the husking means; a deck carried by the frame and perfo ated to permit loose grains among the stalks to pass through'the deck; mechanism on the Jframe for transporting the stalks from the snapping means toV the deck; a conveyor traversing the deck; andmeans for transporting the grains to the first specified con` veyor; after the grains have passed through the deck, whereby the grains Will'leave the machine with the husked ears.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aiiixed my signature in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

ROBERT A. REGISTER.

Witnesses:

JOHN C. ROWAN; W. H. JoNns. 

